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==One Time Payment==
One time payments can be made in person, using:

*Cash (Please double-count it and get a computer-generated receipt)
*Cheque or money order
*Visa, MasterCard or American Express using Square or Dream Payments, our mobile payment processors
*Debit (Interac) using Dream Payments


Electronically, we accept one-time payments using:

*PayPal to '''info@protospace.ca'''.
*PayPal using https://paypal.me/protospace
*Interac transfer (Canadian bank "email payments") to '''info@protospace.ca'''.

''We don't currently accept Tangerine payments (Tangerine Customers should choose the "Interac" option).''

==Full Member Subscriptions==
====Existing Members====
Get one month free if you pay for a full year!

Or start a subscription to pay automatically every month.

Or make a single, one-month payment.

[https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Choose how you'd like to pay on the Member Portal.]

====New Members====
''New members can get the first three months for the price of two!''<br>
''That means the probationary month is on us.''

Start a monthly payment plan, with a free month.<br>
[https://my.protospace.ca Sign up for membership on the Member Portal.]

==Subsidized Member==
'''Subsidized Memberships, often called Student Memberships, are our discounted memberships available to students, those with limited income, and those in special circumstances approved by the Directors or the Membership.'''

====Existing Members====

# Cancel any current Protospace PayPal subscriptions on your PayPal account
# Ask a director to change your monthly rate to the subsidized rate
# Start a new subscription on the [https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Member Portal]

====New Members====

# Visit Protospace and sign up on the [https://my.protospace.ca Member Portal]
# Ask a director to change your monthly rate to the subsidized rate
# Start a new PayPal subscription on the portal home page

==Friends of Protospace==
'''Our ''Friends'' are valued supporters and donors who believe in Protospace, but don't necessarily participate. Some are former members who have moved away. Some are parents or guardians of underage student members, or spouses of members. Other are just enthusiastic supporters of the maker culture. Friends are always welcome in the space, but they must be accompanied by a member except at public events. Friends cannot vote on member issues, and may have limited access to some tools or programs. ''We love and thank our friends for their donations and support!'''''

[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=882FHQGFT4UF8 Annual Donation of $110 per year] | 
[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GFHS5G4U6FKNQ Monthly Donation of $10 per month] |
[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YP7LNJX3KZKL6 One-time Donation of $10]

''Friends usually donate $10 per month, or $110 per year. Larger donations may be made through a director or as a one-time payment.''

==Which Payment Method is "best"?==
Thanks for asking. Seriously. It's great that members want to get the best bang for our membership buck. The "best" method is whatever works to keep your dues current. For many of us, that's using a Paypal Subscription. Paypal transactions are processed automatically, so there is zero administrative effort. If you just want the simplest, quickest answer, then what's best is usually "'''please start a PayPal subscription'''". Links are above.

But, wait, you ask, doesn't that cost us a lot of money? The typical rate, at our volume, for any online or card transaction is between 2.75 and 3.1 percent. 

Here's how you can save Protospace money on processing fees:

*Pay annually, using Cash, Cheque or Interac Transfer
*Use manual paypal payments (not subscriptions) using your bank account or paypal balance (not a credit card)

For monthly payments the amount of work to manually process the payment outweighs the processing fee. '''If you are doing monthly payments, just use a subscription'''.